Dallas-Clinton County IA Archives Obituaries.....O'Malley, Julia ( Basquil) [ Mrs. Martin ] April 19, 1921 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/iafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Valerie Freeman http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00009.html#0002248 March 7, 2010, 8:09 pm "Perry Daily Chief" Perry, Dallas Co., Iowa Tuesday, April 19, 1921 LONG LIFE OF MRS. O'MALLEY ENDS Had Lived for Over Half a Century in the Vicinity of Perry. Mrs. Martin O'Malley, pioneer Dallas county woman who has been a residentof this community for the past 56 years, passed away shortly before noon today at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J.E. Donahoe, 1502 Warford street. Her death was due to a general breakdown and the infirmity of age, and followed an illness which became serious on New Years' Day. She has been in failing health for a number of years, and for the past ten years has made her home with Mrs. Donahoe, where every care and attention was lavished upon her. The funeral services will be held at nine o'clock Thursday morning at St. Patrick's Catholic church, and will be conducted by Rev. Father James Cleary. Burial will be at Violet Hill cemetery.*** The death of Mrs. O'Malley takes from the community one of the real pioneers, a woman whose long life was devoted to the upbringing of her family and the development of a country where hardships and privations were the lot of all. In the work she did her share willingly and gladly and there are many today who will learn with deep regret that she has been called home. Julia Basquil was born in County Mayo, Ireland, on June 31, 1835, and her youth and early womanhood was spent in that country. She was married there to Martin O'Malley and three of their nine children in the family were born in that country. In 1863 Mr. and Mrs. O'Malley came to America, joining relatives of the former at Clinton, Iowa. They resided there for two years and then came to Dallas county. For many years they were engaged in farming in the community east of Perry, finally moving to Perry and taking up their residence on Fourth street. Mr. O'Malley passed away six years ago. Of the nine children born to Mr. and Mrs. O'Malley, two daughters died in infancy, one daughter, Mrs. Mary Mahoney, passed away 24 years ago, and one son, J.F. O'Malley, was killed four years ago when his car was struck by a Milwaukee passenger train at the Fifth street crossing. The surviving children are John P. O'Malley of Des Moines; Mrs. John Flanagan, Bernard and Geo. O'Malley and Mrs. J. E. Donahoe. There are fifteen grandchildren and three sisters, Mrs. Catherine Doyle of Chicago and two who reside in the old country. John P. O'Malley is ill at the Mercy hospital in Des Moines. Although the death of the estimable old lady was not unexpected, it comes as a great loss to the relatives and close friends and the sympathy of hundreds goes to the family today. ***She was buried at Saint Patrick's Cemetery in Perry, Dallas Co., Iowa per www.FindAGrave.com - Memorial # 16265759 Additional Comments: Source: Archiver > IRL-MAYO > 2005-02 > 1109206616 From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" Subject: b. Mayo d. Iowa Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 18:57:14 -0600 * 1885 St Census - Beaver, Dallas Co., Iowa; pg. 147-148, 157-158, 159-160 HH as of January 1, 1885 - Age as of birthday in 1884 Township 81, Range 27 #68-68 - Section 5 - SW SW Martin O'Malley, 56, M W, M, Farmer, Ireland, eligible to vote Julia, 45, F W, M, Ireland John, 24, M W, S, Ireland, subj to military duty, eligible to vote James F., 19, M W, S, b. Clinton Co., Ia, subj to military duty Eliza L., 17, F W, S, b. Dallas Co., Ia Bernard, 14, M W, S, b. Dallas Co., Ia George, 11, M W, S, b. Dallas Co., Ia Julia A., 4, F W, S, b. Dallas Co., Ia File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/dallas/obits/o/omalley2268gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/iafiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb